The Country Wanted Something More

ID: 2303 ~ Source: Sullivan, Morey, interviewed by Jean Boyd, July 13, 2003, in Topeka, Kansas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview
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Brazos Valley Boy Morey Sullivan talks about why Hank became so popular after the country experienced the difficulties of World War II.

This file appears in: Henry William "Hank" Thompson

By Anabel Burke
“The King of Western Swing,” the “living root of country music.” Henry William “Hank” Thompson became a western swing and country music star right from his hometown of Waco. Hank was born in Waco on September 3, 1925 to German-Czech immigrant…